What is median age in Haiti?

Median age in Haiti was 23.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 23.51 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 17.79 years in 1992.

How does Haiti rank for median age?

Haiti ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Haiti

Name: Median age in Haiti
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Median age was 23.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

23.51 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

173rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

23.51 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.79 years

in 1992

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Haiti, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Haiti stood at 23.51 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Haiti peaked at 23.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.79 years, in 1992.

Haiti ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.59 years	18.52 years	18.77 years	10
1960s	18.43 years	18.33 years	18.5 years	10
1970s	18.26 years	18.18 years	18.32 years	10
1980s	18.01 years	17.85 years	18.16 years	10
1990s	17.93 years	17.79 years	18.24 years	10
2000s	19.12 years	18.35 years	20.02 years	10
2010s	21.37 years	20.25 years	22.51 years	10
2020s	23.13 years	22.76 years	23.51 years	4

Countries ranked near Haiti

170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
172 Honduras 23.55 years compare
174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Haiti

Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Haiti?: Median age in Haiti was 23.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 23.51 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 17.79 years in 1992.
How does Haiti rank for median age?: Haiti ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.